Costello credits a prayer in a morning planning meeting with firefighters, and constant planning with helping to keep the crews and the community safe.

“We had a pretty successful plan and a lot of resources in key areas,” Costello said.

“The community was a huge player in this,” said Rancho Cucamonga Fire Chief Mike Bell, who was at the time a district deputy chief. “There was a spontaneous response from the community to do whatever they could to support the efforts of firefighters up there ... .”